Emmons House

Historical marker location:

601 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Alaska

( Marker is at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Baranof Street, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Street.)

Historic Sitka Alaska

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In the late 1800s, there was a gold rush in Alaska that drew thousands of prospectors to the region. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899 brought tens of thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon, and was one of the largest gold rushes in history.